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The trailer for “The Roshans,” a Netflix documentary sequence chronicling three generations of the Bollywood dynasty, has been launched. The undertaking, directed by Shashi Ranjan and produced with Rakesh Roshan, explores the household’s affect on Indian cinema because the Fifties.

The documentary traces the household’s journey from composer patriarch Roshan Lal Nagrath (recognized professionally as Roshan), via his sons, actor and filmmaker Rakesh Roshan (the “Krrish” franchise) and composer Rajesh Roshan (“Kaho Naa… Pyaar Hai”), and grandson, Bollywood megastar Hrithik Roshan (“Struggle”), inspecting their collective affect on Indian movie via music, directing and performing.

Trade figures together with director Sanjay Leela Bhansali and famous person Shah Rukh Khan present commentary, with Khan discussing Rakesh Roshan inspiring him through the making of blockbuster “Karan Arjun.”

“The Roshans” additionally showcases Hrithik Roshan’s profession arc from his debut in “Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai” via subsequent movies together with “Koi Mil Gaya,” “Dhoom 2,” “Krrish,” “Tremendous 30,” “Struggle” and “Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara.”

The four-part sequence streams from Jan. 17.

ROYAL RETURN

The Royal Shakespeare Firm (RSC) has unveiled casting for Christopher Marlowe‘s “Edward II,” set to run on the Swan Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon from Feb. 21 to April 5. The manufacturing marks the play’s first RSC staging since 1990.

RSC co-artistic director Daniel Evans will tackle the title position, marking his return to performing after a 14-year hiatus. Evans, who joined the RSC management with Tamara Harvey in 2023, was final seen on stage in “Firm” at Sheffield’s Crucible in 2011.

The drama follows King Edward II’s harmful determination to raise his lover Gaveston to a place of energy, sparking a civil battle that threatens to topple the monarchy. Newcomer Eloka Ivo will make his RSC debut as Gaveston, alongside fellow firm first-timers Ruta Gedmintas (“His Darkish Supplies”) as Queen Isabella and Enzo Cilenti (“The Crown”) as Mortimer.

Daniel Raggett, who acquired an Night Customary Theatre Awards nomination for rising expertise in 2022, will direct. The inventive staff contains Leslie Travers on set and costume design, with Tim Lutkin dealing with lighting.